Power Verbs for Education Resumes

*Note: This is a selective education specific list – a more extensive list can be found here.
Accommodated Deliberated Implemented Provided
Achieved Delivered Improved Recommended
Acquired Demonstrated Improvised Reduced
Acted Designed Increased Regulated
Adapted Determined Indicated Reinforced
Addressed Developed Influenced Resolved
Adjusted Devised Informed Restored
Administered Diagnosed Initiated Revised
Advised Differentiated Instructed Scheduled
Aided Directed Integrated Served
Amended Distributed Interpreted Set goals
Analyzed Drafted Introduced Shaped
Ascertained Earned Issued Simplified
Assessed Eased Justified Spoke
Assigned Edited Launched Streamlined
Assisted Educated Lectured Strengthened
Boosted Enabled Led Submitted
Built Encouraged Maintained Suggested
Calculated Enhanced Managed Summarized
Carried out Enriched Mapped out Supervised
Coached Ensured Measured Supplemented
Collaborated Established Mediated Supplied
Collected Evaluated Mentored Supported
Combined Expanded Mobilized Synthesized
Communicated Explained Modeled Tabulated
Compared Facilitated Moderated Tailored
Composed Familiarized Modified Targeted
Conceived Focused Monitored Taught
Conducted Fostered Motivated Tested
Constructed Founded Observed Tracked
Consulted Gained Obtained Trained
Contributed Generated Ordered Translated
Coordinated Graded Organized Tutored
Corrected Greeted Oversaw Updated
Corresponded Guided Planned Volunteered
Counseled Helped Prepared Welcomed
Crafted Highlighted Presented
Created
Identified Programmed
Critiqued
Illustrated Promoted

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